Senior Physiotherapist Intermediate Care Wards
NHS AfC: Band 6
Main area: Physiotherapist Grade NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent (Will include weekend working)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Will include weekend working)
Job ref: 326-7091083-RB
Site: East Surrey Hospital
Town: Redhill
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum plus high cost allowance
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/04/2025 23:59
Interview date: 24/04/2025
We want to give you the best possible experience in the next stage of your career.
We always strive to be the best place to work and to be cared for.
* We have been named the 2021 Acute NHS Trust of the Year, in the annual Health Service (HSJ) Journal Awards for our clear ambition and vision and a significant improvement journey over a number of years.
* The Trust is 6th highest rated Trust in the South East and was still in the top 25% nationally for recommended places to work.
* We are rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and when asked whether the care of patients is the organisation’s top priority our staff rank us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts.
* We pride ourselves on supporting you to thrive in your existing role and to develop your career with us. So with us you’ll get loads of benefits, great training and development opportunities, flexibility and a real community feel.
Benefits to working with us
* Great training and education, including preceptorship and CPD (up to £1,000 individual CPD funding available for nurses, midwives and AHPs).
* At least 35 days leave (inclusive of bank holidays).
* A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands, from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.
* Full educational library services.
* Excellent rail and bus links.
* Lockable storage for cycles.
About us
* We are a major local employer, with a diverse workforce of approximately 5,000 providing healthcare services to a growing population of around 535,000.
* We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill.
* We offer a full range of acute and complex services at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill, where we are the nearest trauma unit to Gatwick Airport.
The Trust is committed to being an inclusive employer - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. As an employer, we offer a range of benefits including flexible working arrangements, staff engagement networks, and facilities and services to support staff well-being.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic physiotherapist who has a broad range of postgraduate clinical experience, and is ready to take on the responsibilities and challenges of a band 6 position in our two new Intermediate Care Wards.
You will be working with a team of therapists, including a Therapy Ward Manager, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Support Workers.
You will also be involved in supervising students, band 5s and support staff and providing in-service training to more junior staff, whilst developing your own clinical skills and expertise. This post may involve working on a seven-day rota in the future.
Main duties of the job
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Person specification
Criteria
* Evidence of an excellent standard of written English appropriate to the role
* A complete and accurate application
* Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
* Evidence of essential experience for role
* Evidence of ability to provide training to patients and the MDT
* Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
* Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
* Evidence of clinical reasoning and discharge planning skills
We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce and actively encourage applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, race and ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process.
Successful candidates will be appointed to the first pay step within the band when they start with the Trust (unless they have previous relevant NHS continuous service), thereafter individuals will progress up the pay steps in accordance with NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions.
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust operate a 24-hour 365-day a year service and all nursing, clinical and operational roles will require staff to work 24/7 shifts (if required).
Note: Some vacancies may receive a high volume of applications. In such cases, the vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
We take our responsibilities to the environment extremely seriously and have an ambitious Green Plan that we’re delivering. Actions include having uniforms made from recycled plastic, 100% renewable electricity, and planting 150 trees at East Surrey Hospital.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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